TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY v. THOMPSON

Nos. 40903-4-5, 40907-8, 40906.

163 N.W.2d 289 (1968)

TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Continental Casualty Company, Time Insurance Company, Edward Ernest Nelson, an underwriter at Lloyd's, London, and Zurich Insurance Company, Appellants, v. T. Eugene THOMPSON, Respondent, Otto Swoboda, Spec. Admr. of Estate of Carol S. Thompson, deceased, et al., Respondents. Otto SWOBODA, Spec. Admr. of Estate of Carol S. Thompson, deceased, and T. Eugene Thompson, Respondents, v. GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE & LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, Ltd., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Rehearing Denied January 14, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Baglio, Richard E. Kyle, J. Neil Morton, David W. Raudenbush and Samuel L. Hanson, St. Paul, for Travelers Ins. Co.

Altman, Geraghty, Leonard & Mulally, St. Paul, for Continental Cas Co., Time Ins. Co., and Gen. Acc. Fire & Life.

Meagher, Geer, Markham & Anderson, and O. C. Adamson, II, Minneapolis, for Nelson, Lloyds, London.

Mordaunt, Walstad, Cousineau & McGuire, Minneapolis, for Zurich Ins. Co.

Benedict Deinard and Allen I. Saeks, Minneapolis, for Thompson.

O'Connor, Green, Thomas, Walters & Kelly, Minneapolis, for Swoboda.


OPINION

MURPHY, Justice.

This is an appeal from a denial by the Ramsey County District Court of appellant insurance companies' motion for summary judgment. Appellants sought declaratory relief with regard to their liabilities on a number of insurance policies purchased by respondent, T. Eugene Thompson, on the life of his deceased wife, whom he was convicted of murdering. The district court certified as important and doubtful the question of whether Thompson...

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